Jeris Pugh has been studying canine behavior through practice, publications and live seminars for the past 10 years. He's attended lectures from veterinary behavior experts like Dr. Ian Dunbar, founder of Associations of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and Dr. Lynn Seibert, President of The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB). However, it was his experiences beyond the canine world that were instrumental in creating The Martial ARFS.

He learned how to create behavorial programs based on structure, technique and discipline while teaching martial arts at Tiger Schulmann’s MMA Centers (the largest martial arts franchise in the North East).

After years of training dogs privately for obedience and competing in disc dog competitions throughout the northeast, he realized there was something lacking in the dog training world. He set out to create a program that would not only improve dog's behavior, but give them an outlet for their excess energy, and improve their ability to perform their sport or maintain an active life.

He utilized his experience to combine the concepts of behavioral improvement and the physical outlet that comes along with a disciplined martial arts class. He used the principles of functional training for human athletes while substituting canine rehabilitative exercises, canine balance, coordination and body awareness drills, and canine sports activities in order to create the Martial ARFS.

However, a one of kind a dog training program is only as beneficial as someone's ability to reach people with it. So in 2013 he opened the first Martial ARFS facility in Carle Place, NY (Long Island). After 3 years of success, he's now expanding The Martial ARFS brand with additional facilities and online training so that people throughout the US and the world will be able to benefit from The Martial ARFS

Eve Pugh DVM, CVA, CCRP – Veterinary Advisor

Her passion for holistic and preventive medicine led her to the realization that a dog with an active healthy lifestyle can prevent the vast majority of conditions that need to be treated with veterinary medicine.

She graduated from Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine. Prior, she attended Arizona State University where she received Bachelor’s Degrees in Chemistry and Zoology, Summa Cum Laude.

She was certified in Veterinary Acupuncture through the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State.